Corrosion of Conformity

North Carolina doom rock legends Corrosion of Conformity are currently working on their new album, the follow-up to 2012's self-titled release on Candlelight and the Scion AV 'Megalodon' EP. The record is as-yet untitled but the band is clearly putting its nose to the metal grindstone…

British heavy metal veterans Iron Maiden just announced their own brand of beer, an upscale English ale named 'The Trooper' after the band's iconic song (and poster, which provides the artwork). It's just one of a half-dozen hard rock-based brews announced in recent weeks...

Tomorrow, Nov. 13, North Carolina hardcore/metal crossover pioneers Corrosion of Conformity will be releasing a 5-track EP called Megalodon. The EP features the "classic" COC lineup of drummer Reed Mullin, guitarist Woody Weatherman and bassist/vocalist Mike Dean and is being i…

When and if the musical history books ever bother to acknowledge the merger between hardcore punk and heavy metal, the obvious band they will point the finger to is Raleigh, North Carolina's Corrosion of Conformity Their second LP, Animosity, released in 1985 is the bible when it comes to that …

Head over to this week's AOL Music's Listening Party to check out Corrosion of Conformity's new self-titled album one week before it hits stores.Due out on Feb. 28 in North America via Candlelight Records, the album was recorded at Dave Grohl's Studio 606 in Northridge, Calif...

"I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything"-- Eddie Vedder, accepting a Grammy for Pearl Jam's 'Spin the Black Circle,' 1996I tend to take the Pearl Jam Attitude toward the Grammys, but it's still fun to sit back and watch people wh…

America's volume dealers Corrosion of Conformity will hit the road this March for a batch of headline dates, with Torche, Valient Thorr and A Storm of Light serving as openers. The tour will span 15 dates, kicks off in New York City and includes a pair of SxSw show before wrapping in Alabama...

The 'Animosity'-era line up of Corrosion of Conformity is back together and working on its as-yet untitled eighth studio album, which will be released by Candlelight Records. Vocalist/bassist Mike Dean, guitarist Woody Weatherman and drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin took time away from the recording pro…

Road warriors Clutch have just announced their annual holiday shows for 2011. The Maryland combo will be playing five shows starting in Boston, Mass. on Dec. 27th and culminating with a New Year's Eve performance at the famed Trocadero in Philadelphia, Pa...

Things like mortgages are useless for a tour-obsessed band like Clutch. The road dogs are once again heading out on a headline run this July, this time with Sabbath-inspired combo Corrosion of Conformity.The tour will launch with a pair of shows in New York City...